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| 2009-09-09 17:03:43 | ** PROVISO ** |
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| | ** ALL OF THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS NEED TO BE ADDRESSED |
| | BEFORE ANY ROUGH ELECTRICAL INSPECTIONS. A MEETING WAS |
| | HELD WITH CONTRACTOR/OWNER TO GO OVER ALL NOTES. MR. |
| | ALONSO IS AWARE OF HOLD WHICH WILL BE PLACED ON |
| | INSPECTIONS. |
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| | 1) NOTE: PLEASE SUBMIT LIGHTING PERFORMANCE |
| | CALCULATIONS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE * MINIMUM* FOR THE |
| | FBC 13-415.AB.5. A NEW FORM B WAS SUBMITTED HOWEVER |
| | WHEN USING A FORM B FOR MINIMUM PRESCRIPTIVE YOU WOULD |
| | USE ONE FOR EACH *SPACE TYPE*. NOT ONE FORM WHEN YOU |
| | HAVE MULTIPLE SPACES PER TABLE 13-415.B.1. AT THE |
| | REQUEST OF CONTRACTOR, FORM B WAS REMOVED FROM PLANS. |
| | PRESCRIPTIVE TO BE SUBMITTED FOR INTERIOR LIGHTING. |
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| | SEE 13-415.AB.2.2 FOR EXTERIOR, NOTHING SHOWN. BASE DON |
| | THE PLANS SUBMITTED THE FIXTURES SHOWN WILL NOT EXCEED |
| | ALLOWANCES HOWEVER PLANS ( SIGN CIRCUIT IS NOT |
| | INCLUDED, EXEMPT). |
| | THE SPACE TYPE AS LISTED ON THE FORM B SUBMITTED STATES |
| | * FLUORESCENT*. HOW CAN THE SPACE TYPE BE FLUORESCENT? |
| | THIS WOULD BE LISTED UNDER FIXTURE TYPE FOR EACH SPACE. |
| | PART OF THE LIGHTING SPACE BY SPACE IS BEING SHOWN ON |
| | PLANS HOWEVER DUE TO THE INCONSISTENCIES ON THE FIXTURE |
| | LEGEND. CODE COMPLIANCE IS NOT SHOWN. IN FACT BASED ON |
| | SOME OF THE FIXTURE INFORMATION THE MAXIMUM LIGHTING |
| | ALLOWANCE LEVELS ARE EXCEEDED. |
| | SOME EXAMPLES WILL BE GIVEN. |
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| | FOR EXAMPLE: FIXTURE TYPE *A* IS SHOWN AS 3-32W WITH AN |
| | OVER ALL AT 107WATTS DUE TO THE BALLAST POWER FACTOR. |
| | HOWEVER PLEASE SEE *LAMP TYPE LISTING ON THE FIXTURE |
| | TABLE. THIS CLEARLY STATES THERE WILL BE (4)-F32 W |
| | BULBS. PER CONTRACTOR THE FIXTURE WHICH IS GOING TO BE |
| | USED WILL NOT CONTAIN (4) F32. |
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| | FOR EXAMPLE: THE SAME IS NOTED FOR FIXTURE B AS NOTED |
| | FOR FIXTURE *A*. THE LAMP LEGEND INDICATES (4) F32W |
| | BULBS. PER CONTRACTOR THE FIXTURE WHICH IS GOING TO BE |
| | USED WILL NOT CONTAIN (4) F32. |
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| | FOR EXAMPLE: PLEASE SEE FIXTURE TYPE *D* WHICH STATES |
| | IT IS AN INCANDESCENT FIXTURE YET ALSO STATES IT IS A |
| | RECESSED FLUORESCENT DOWN LIGHT. |
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| | THE COMMENT REMAINS TO CALL IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS. |
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| | 2) NOTE: PLEASE SEE COMMENT FROM PREVIOUS REVIEW WHICH |
| | REQUIRED LIGHTING CONTROLS IN SPECIFIC ROOMS STATED IN |
| | 13-415.AB.1.2 TO MEET THE FBC. AUTOMATED LIGHTING |
| | CONTROLS WERE ADDED TO ALL OTHER ROOMS EXCEPT THE TWO |
| | ROOMS AS NOTED IN THE PREVIOUS REVIEW. THE ONLY TWO |
| | ROOMS IN THIS BUILDING WHICH IS LESS THAN 5K SQ FT THAT |
| | REQUIRES AUTOMATED LIGHTING CONTROLS IS THE |
| | KITCHEN/BREAK ROOM AND THE CONFERENCE ROOM. |
| | THIS WAS GONE OVER WITH CONTRACTOR. PLANS WILL BE |
| | REVISED. |
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| | ** AS A SIDE NOTE: EVEN THOUGH AUTOMATED LIGHTING |
| | CONTROLS ARE NOT REQUIRED IN THE OTHER ROOMS, THEY MAY |
| | CERTAINLY BE INSTALLED AS SHOWN ON PLANS. |
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| | 3) NOTE: PLEASE SEE PREVIOUS NOTE WITH RESPECT TO |
| | EXTERIOR LIGHTING CONTROLS. IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE |
| | WERE EXTERIOR LIGHTS ON SINGLE POLE SWITCHES WHICH WAS |
| | NOT PERMITTED AS SHOWN. THE PLANS NOW HAVE A NOTE WHICH |
| | STATES ALL EXTERIOR LIGHTS TO BE ON A TIME CLOCK. |
| | HOWEVER THE SINGLE POLE SWITCH IS ALSO STILL SHOWN?? |
| | PLEASE KNOW THAT A STANDARD TIME CLOCK DOES NOT MEET |
| | ONE OF THE TWO ACCEPTABLE METHODS PER 13-415.AB.1.4. IF |
| | THIS IS GOING TO BE A TIME CLOCK THEN IT MUST BE |
| | *ASTRONOMICAL TYPE* WITH A MINIMUM OF 10HRS BATTERY |
| | BACK UP FOR PROGRAMMING. |
| | ** THIS WAS GONE OVER WITH CONTRACTOR. |
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| | 4) NOTE: PLEASE SEE PREVIOUS NOTE WITH RESPECT TO WATER |
| | HEATER LOADS ON STORAGE TYPE OF WATER HEATERS WHICH ARE |
| | REQUIRED TO BE SHOWN AND FIGURED AT 125%. SEE 422.13. |
| | THIS TYPE OF LOAD UNDER THE CHANGE IN THE 2005 NEC IS |
| | NOW CONSIDERED A CONTINUOUS LOAD. ALL CONTINUOUS LOADS |
| | ARE REQUIRED TO BE SHOWN AT 125%. |
| | PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING TEXT WHICH IS TAKEN DIRECTLY |
| | FROM THE 2005 NEC HANDBOOK. *** IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS, |
| | PLEASE CALL. |
| | ** PLEASE SEE LAST SENTENCE IN NOTES** |
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| | **THE REVISION TO 422.13 SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIES AN |
| | ELECTRIC WATER HEATER WITH A STORAGE CAPACITY OF 120 |
| | GAL OR LESS AS A CONTINUOUS LOAD. THIS REVISION |
| | REQUIRES THE BRANCH CIRCUIT OVERCURRENT DEVICE AND |
| | CONDUCTORS TO BE SIZED BASED ON 125 PERCENT OF THE |
| | WATER HEATER NAMEPLATE RATING UNLESS THE OVERCURRENT |
| | DEVICE AND THE ASSEMBLY IT IS INSTALLED IN ARE LISTED |
| | TO BE USED AT 100 PERCENT OF ITS CONTINUOUS CURRENT |
| | RATING. IN ADDITION, FEEDERS AND SERVICES THAT SUPPLY |
| | WATER HEATER BRANCH CIRCUITS ARE ALSO IMPACTED BY THE |
| | FACT THAT THIS TYPE OF EQUIPMENT IS CONSIDERED TO BE A |
| | CONTINUOUS LOAD.** |
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| | 5) NOTE: PLEASE SEE PREVIOUS NOTES WITH RESPECT TO |
| | MINIMUM LOAD CALCULATIONS REQUIRED TO BE SHOWN FOR A |
| | COMMERCIAL. |
| | THE PREVIOUS CALCULATIONS THAT WERE SUBMITTED WERE |
| | BASED ON RESIDENTIAL USE. THE CALCULATIONS SUBMITTED DO |
| | NOT MEET NEC. SEE |
| | 220.12,220.14,220.42,220.44,220.56,220.60, 215.3 AND |
| | 230.42. THERE ARE OTHER SECTIONS IN 220. |
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| | FOR EXAMPLE: |
| | THE NEW CALCULATIONS INDICATE RECEPTACLES AT A TOTAL OF |
| | (4) AND A TOTAL OF 7500VA. THERE ARE MORE THAN 4 |
| | RECEPTACLES. |
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| | FOR EXAMPLE; THE TOTAL LIGHTING LOAD IS SHOWN AT |
| | 1014VA. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE WHEN THE LIGHTING LOAD |
| | SHOWN FOR THE INTERIOR LIGHTING ALONE ON SPACE BY SPACE |
| | IS 1917VA. ( WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT BE ACCURATE BASED ON |
| | FIXTURE LEGEND). |
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| | ** PLEASE SEE NOTE ABOVE WITH RESPECT TO LOAD |
| | CALCULATIONS. WHEN KNOWN LIGHTING LOAD EXCEED THE NEC |
| | MINIMUM WATTS PER SQUARE FOOT, THEN THE HIGHER MUST BE |
| | USED. |
| | ** SEE NOTES ABOVE WITH RESPECT TO WATER HEATER LOAD. |
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| | 6) NOTE: NEW COMMENT: THE FRONT LOCATION STATES THE * |
| | EXIT SIGN TO BE ON TIME CLOCK*. THIS WAS GONE OVER WITH |
| | CONTRACTOR. THIS IS A MISPRINT AND WILL BE CORRECTED. |
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| | IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS; OR IF COMMENTS ARE NOT |
| | TYPED IN A CLEAR MANNER PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO |
| | CONTACT THIS REVIEWER. |
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| | DEWEY PALMER |
| | ELECTRICAL PLAN REVIEW II |
| | CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DEPARTMENT |
| | CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| | 561-805-6717 |
| | [email protected] |
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